Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 59: Chapter 55: The Apocalypse Arrives on Time

"Huang, Youcai, grab your weapons and follow me upstairs!"

"Ye Ye, give Shen Xinyi a brief explanation."

"Ignore those five for now."

Shen Xinyi had not only arrived on time, but was also wearing a beautiful, deep sapphire-blue, V-neck slip dress. The gown clung to her figure, generously showcasing her sexy and alluring curves.

Especially now that she was standing next to Liu Ye’ye, she was half a head taller, making her seem even more statuesque.

But at this moment, Shen Xinyi was utterly bewildered.

If not for the good impression Yu Dong had made on her over the past few days, she would have turned and walked away.

Liu Ye’ye took Shen Xinyi’s hand and said patiently,

"Sister Xinyi, this is all very complicated and unbelievable. To be honest, even now I sometimes feel like it’s a dream... But it’s very likely about to happen for real. In ten minutes, you’ll understand. Let’s just sit here for a bit, and I’ll explain everything later, okay?"

Liu Ye’ye had a kind, warm smile, and it helped Shen Xinyi relax a little.

"What are they doing now?"

"Saving someone."

Nothing can be allowed to happen to Zhou Jian Country!

In his past life, Zhou lacked materials, so he couldn’t use even one percent of his chemistry skills. In the end, he only managed to make a few detonators before that bitch Zhao Yun got him killed.

’Zhou, this time I’ve prepared a stage for you to shine. We have to make it through this together!’

Yu Dong’s feelings for Zhou and Liu Ye’ye were unique; they were comrades who had been through life and death together.

He had to ensure Zhou’s safety!

They took the elevator to the 14th floor.

"Extend batons!"

At Yu Dong’s command, the three of them flicked their wrists simultaneously, and the batons extended into long black rods.

These were the same model of police batons used in the first Gwangju No-Holds-Barred Fighting Tournament.

One whack from these could make a man howl in pain.

At this point, the people in the residential complex hadn’t turned into zombies yet, so Yu Dong and his group didn’t need to pull out bladed weapons. Besides... Huang Zhiqiang and Zhao Youcai didn’t have the guts to use them yet anyway.

BANG BANG BANG!

"Zhou, open up!"

Yu Dong banged on the iron door of 1403, which rattled loudly.

But there was no response from inside.

Yu Dong frowned. His instincts told him something was wrong.

Zhou’s curiosity had clearly been piqued, and this was the time they had agreed on to delete the video. He wouldn’t just stand them up.

Something must have happened!

BANG BANG BANG!

After banging again, there was still no answer.

"The keys."

Huang Zhiqiang handed over a ring of keys. He had grabbed them from Sister Zhang’s office during the chaos earlier.

Yu Dong unlocked the door, and the three of them rushed inside.

The living room was empty!

"Is that Zhou’s phone?"

Zhao Youcai pointed at a phone, and Yu Dong recognized it immediately.

"That’s his."

Then, Yu Dong heard a sound coming from the master bedroom...

The three of them exchanged a look.

"Let’s go."

Yu Dong crept closer, turned sideways, and twisted open the bedroom door...

"AHHH!!!!"

A woman’s shriek came from inside. Mei, the girl in yoga pants, was clutching a blanket to her upper body while her lower half was still straddling Zhou.

The naked Zhou, seeing the three intruders, was so startled he almost shriveled up.

"What are you doing?! Get out!"

The three of them: "..."

Yu Dong slapped his forehead, completely speechless.

"What time do you think it is, Zhou? You’re still getting it on! You have one minute. Get dressed and get out here!"

Zhou clutched the blanket and shouted,

"This is breaking and entering! I’m calling the police!"

"If you’re not out in one minute, I’m posting your video on the forum."

"Coming right away."

Zhou hurriedly pushed the shapely girl in yoga pants off him and scrambled to put on his pants.

"Who... who are they, Brother Zhou? I’m so scared..."

"It’s okay, Mei. It’s... it’s going to be okay. Wait for me, I’m just going downstairs with them for a bit."

Zhou had never told Mei the truth, only that Yu Dong was a former student of his who was playing a prank. He didn’t want Mei to worry about him.

"Mm... Brother Zhou, I’ll wait for you to come back."

Mei sat alone on the bed, clutching the blanket, looking pitiful and stirring a deep sense of affection in Zhou.

"Mei, I’ll take care of you for the rest of my life. No one can bully you. This time, if they don’t give me a good explanation... I’ll make them regret it, I promise!"

Even someone as good-natured as Zhou was furious after being interrupted by them barging into his room.

Huffing and puffing, he scrambled out, only half-dressed.

Yu Dong didn’t explain.

He glanced at the time. It was 6:55, only five minutes left until the S-Virus outbreak.

"Let’s go! We’re running out of time!"

Yu Dong pulled Zhou up, and the three of them half-carried him into the elevator, heading quickly to the fifth floor.

"Hey! I can walk on my own! My pants!"

After Zhou was taken away, the girl in yoga pants wrapped a blanket around herself, stood up, and made a phone call.

"The target has been forcibly taken... but they showed no hostility toward me. Hold your action for now. I’m going to observe."

She got dressed, walked out the door, saw that the elevator had stopped on the fifth floor, and then headed down the stairs.

...

"What the hell are you people trying to do!" Zhou demanded furiously.

Shen Xinyi also looked displeased.

"Yu Dong, you never said there would be so many people on our ’date’ today... If you don’t explain yourself right now, don’t bother talking to me again."

"A date?"

Hearing those two words, Liu Ye’ye looked from Yu Dong to Shen Xinyi, her face a mask of disbelief.

"Quiet. Look outside. The apocalypse... is coming."

It was now 6:59.

Yu Dong’s gaze was profound, his tone leaving no room for doubt. Everyone’s eyes involuntarily followed his to the window.

Zhao Youcai backed away into a corner, opened WeChat, found ’Zhao Guangzong’, and started a video call.

"Youcai, when are you coming home?"

"Are Mom and my brother home?"

"They are. Your mom’s cooking for you, and your brother’s helping her out."

"Point the camera at them, let me see..."

"Alright, let me show you how sensible your brother is now, haha~"

Zhao Guangzong proudly turned the camera toward the kitchen, and then... he saw his wife and second son, blood gushing from their noses, their necks twisted at a bizarre angle.

"You two... Huh? H-huh?! Ahhh—"

Hearing the chewing sounds coming from the phone, tears slid from the corners of Zhao Youcai’s eyes.

They trickled down to the upturned corners of his mouth, forming a grotesque smile, like that of a clown.

He was smiling.

...

「Zhuoyue Studio.」

"It’s 7 o’clock. They should be arriving soon..."

Liangzi glanced at his phone and decided to go outside to greet them, to show he was taking this seriously.

But it was suddenly quiet outside, which Liangzi found strange.

He pushed open the door to his private room... and saw that most of the people in the previously packed restaurant were bizarrely dripping blood.

"?"

Just as Liangzi was about to say something, a waiter next to him lunged at him.

ROAR!!!

The entire restaurant turned into a bloody hell.

...

In the temporary holding area of the Golden Bay Police Station, Jiang Xupeng lay on a bench, bored out of his mind.

"Officer, when will all this paperwork be done? I’ve got things to do tomorrow~"

But the normally bustling police station suddenly fell silent, followed by the loud shouts of several officers.

"Brother Yang, what are you doing? What are you..."

"Fuck! You’re biting me!?"

"He’s crazy! They’ve all gone crazy!"

Jiang Xupeng shot up from his lying position. He had thought he was about to watch some drama unfold, but instead... he saw a mob of zombie cops chasing and biting people.

"Holy shit! Holy fucking shit! What the hell are those things!"

"Quick, let me out!"

"Don’t just run off! Open the door for me, dammit!"

Hearing his shouts, the zombified officers all turned their heads in unison to look at Jiang Xupeng, who was trapped in a steel cage.

...

Lin Xiaojun was impatiently pulling up security footage for a few people.

After finding the best clip, he was able to make out the skinny Zhao Youcai and the chubby Huang Zhiqiang. His eyes narrowed, and his expression soured.

"These two... they look like your classmates, don’t they?"

He turned around with a grim expression, wanting to see how these two troublemaking college students would explain themselves.

And then he saw... Xufeng the fitness-freak zombie, Ding Ming the part-timer zombie, Sister Zhang the glutton zombie, and two homeowner zombies.

Five figures, blood streaming from their eyes, ears, noses, and mouths, were all staring at him.

GRRRAH!!!

"Ah!"

Having witnessed her colleagues and the homeowners transform, Zhao Yun shrieked and fled into the manager’s office, locking the door behind her. She crouched on the floor, too terrified to even breathe.

Just when she thought she had escaped...

BAM!

The damaged lock was easily smashed open by the zombies, and a horde of them, following the scent, rushed in!

"No... stay away... noooo—"

...

"So that’s the basic situation."

"The end of the world is here again."

"Everyone, from now on, we’re a team."

"I know you all have a lot of questions, and we have a lot of things to deal with."

"So, let’s start with a meeting."

Amidst the complex emotions of the other five—shock, fear, relief, and confusion—the Xiangti Bay Squad’s first post-apocalyptic meeting officially began.

The apocalypse had come again.

But for Yu Dong, everything had completely changed.

This time, his best friends were by his side, and his worst enemies were already gone.

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